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The Best Touring Tyres for 2025 Tested

Jonathan Benson
Tested and written by Jonathan Benson
8 min read
Below are all the data points for the The Best Touring Tyres for 2025 Tested, displaying how each tyre performed across all test categories. The spider chart below provides a complete overview of performance, where one hundred percent represents the best performance in each category. The larger the area covered by each tyre's plot, the better its overall performance.
How to read these charts: For each test category, data is presented relative to the best performing tire. The direction indicates whether lower or higher values are better - pay close attention to this when interpreting results.

Performance Overview

This radar chart shows relative performance across all test categories, with 100% representing the best performance in each category. Reference tires may have gaps where data is not available.

Continental PremiumContact 7
Pirelli Cinturato C3
Vredestein Ultrac
Falken ZIEX ZE320
Michelin Primacy 4 Plus
Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN
Goodtrip GR 66

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Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Pirelli Cinturato C3 with a result of 34.13 M. The difference between best and worst was 8%.
  1. Pirelli Cinturato C3
    34.13 M
  2. Falken ZIEX ZE320
    34.21 M
  3. Vredestein Ultrac
    34.43 M
  4. Continental PremiumContact 7
    34.65 M
  5. Michelin Primacy 4 Plus
    35.22 M
  6. Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN
    35.27 M
  7. Goodtrip GR 66
    37.09 M

Dry Handling (s)

Dry handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: All the tyres in the dry handling test finished less than 3% apart.
  1. Falken ZIEX ZE320
    85.54 s
  2. Pirelli Cinturato C3
    85.61 s
  3. Continental PremiumContact 7
    85.73 s
  4. Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN
    86.22 s
  5. Michelin Primacy 4 Plus
    86.43 s
  6. Vredestein Ultrac
    86.57 s
  7. Goodtrip GR 66
    87.4 s

Subj. Dry Handling ( Points)

Subjective Dry Handling Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Pirelli Cinturato C3 with a result of 10 Points. The difference between best and worst was 40%.
  1. Pirelli Cinturato C3
    10 Points
  2. Michelin Primacy 4 Plus
    10 Points
  3. Continental PremiumContact 7
    9.5 Points
  4. Falken ZIEX ZE320
    9.5 Points
  5. Vredestein Ultrac
    9 Points
  6. Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN
    8.5 Points
  7. Goodtrip GR 66
    6 Points

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental PremiumContact 7 with a result of 24.61 M. The difference between best and worst was 27.6%.
  1. Continental PremiumContact 7
    24.61 M
  2. Pirelli Cinturato C3
    24.96 M
  3. Falken ZIEX ZE320
    25.47 M
  4. Vredestein Ultrac
    25.79 M
  5. Michelin Primacy 4 Plus
    27.16 M
  6. Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN
    27.57 M
  7. Goodtrip GR 66
    34 M

Wet Handling (s)

Wet handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Falken ZIEX ZE320 with a result of 105.18 s. The difference between best and worst was 9.9%.
  1. Falken ZIEX ZE320
    105.18 s
  2. Vredestein Ultrac
    106.28 s
  3. Pirelli Cinturato C3
    106.63 s
  4. Continental PremiumContact 7
    107.14 s
  5. Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN
    108.05 s
  6. Michelin Primacy 4 Plus
    109.92 s
  7. Goodtrip GR 66
    116.72 s

Subj. Wet Handling ( Points)

Subjective Wet Handling Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN with a result of 10 Points. The difference between best and worst was 20%.
  1. Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN
    10 Points
  2. Falken ZIEX ZE320
    10 Points
  3. Vredestein Ultrac
    10 Points
  4. Pirelli Cinturato C3
    9.5 Points
  5. Continental PremiumContact 7
    9.25 Points
  6. Michelin Primacy 4 Plus
    8.75 Points
  7. Goodtrip GR 66
    8 Points

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental PremiumContact 7 with a result of 98.1 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 10.1%.
  1. Continental PremiumContact 7
    98.1 Km/H
  2. Michelin Primacy 4 Plus
    97.7 Km/H
  3. Pirelli Cinturato C3
    95.7 Km/H
  4. Falken ZIEX ZE320
    95.5 Km/H
  5. Vredestein Ultrac
    95.2 Km/H
  6. Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN
    92.1 Km/H
  7. Goodtrip GR 66
    88.2 Km/H

Curved Aquaplaning (m/sec2)

Remaining lateral acceleration (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Pirelli Cinturato C3 with a result of 2.6 m/sec2. The difference between best and worst was 12.7%.
  1. Pirelli Cinturato C3
    2.6 m/sec2
  2. Michelin Primacy 4 Plus
    2.58 m/sec2
  3. Continental PremiumContact 7
    2.57 m/sec2
  4. Vredestein Ultrac
    2.55 m/sec2
  5. Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN
    2.47 m/sec2
  6. Goodtrip GR 66
    2.35 m/sec2
  7. Falken ZIEX ZE320
    2.27 m/sec2

Comfort Performance Overview

Subj. Comfort ( Points)

Subjective Comfort Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Primacy 4 Plus with a result of 10 Points. The difference between best and worst was 30%.
  1. Michelin Primacy 4 Plus
    10 Points
  2. Vredestein Ultrac
    9.5 Points
  3. Continental PremiumContact 7
    9.5 Points
  4. Falken ZIEX ZE320
    9 Points
  5. Pirelli Cinturato C3
    9 Points
  6. Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN
    8.5 Points
  7. Goodtrip GR 66
    7 Points

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Vredestein Ultrac with a result of 70.9 dB. The difference between best and worst was 3.1%.
  1. Vredestein Ultrac
    70.9 dB
  2. Michelin Primacy 4 Plus
    71.1 dB
  3. Falken ZIEX ZE320
    71.2 dB
  4. Pirelli Cinturato C3
    71.9 dB
  5. Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN
    72.6 dB
  6. Goodtrip GR 66
    72.8 dB
  7. Continental PremiumContact 7
    73.2 dB

Value Performance Overview

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN with a result of 7.31 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 7.9%.
  1. Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN
    7.31 kg / t
  2. Michelin Primacy 4 Plus
    7.57 kg / t
  3. Pirelli Cinturato C3
    7.7 kg / t
  4. Continental PremiumContact 7
    7.72 kg / t
  5. Falken ZIEX ZE320
    7.77 kg / t
  6. Vredestein Ultrac
    7.78 kg / t
  7. Goodtrip GR 66
    7.94 kg / t

Overall Findings

Based on the weighted scoring from all tests, here are the overall results:

Position Tyre Score
Pirelli Cinturato C3 98.3%
2 Continental PremiumContact 7 98.1%
3 Falken ZIEX ZE320 97.8%
4 Vredestein Ultrac 97.3%
5 Michelin Primacy 4 Plus 95.7%
6 Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN 95.4%
7 Goodtrip GR 66 86.4%

Test Winner

Goodtrip GR 66
Goodtrip GR 66

86.4%

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